Nonpervious sweat band construction for hats



Jan. 14, 1936. A. c. CASON NONPERVIOUS SWEA'I'BAND CONSTRUCTION FOR HATS Filed April 27, 1934 JYR HUR C. CAso/v Patented Jan. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NONPERVIOUS SWEAT BAND CONSTRUC- TION FOR HATS 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a non-pervious sweat band construction for hats, designed to prevent the percolation of sweat, by capillarity or otherwise, from the sweat band to the body of the hat.

It is well known that the chief cause of sweat stains on the outside of the hat is the wick-like action of the stitching which unites the sweat band to the hat and which ordinarily comes into direct contact with the head.

Attempts have been made to avoid this objection by interposing a sweat-proof member between the head and the stitching, but such expedients as have heretofore been evolved have either been too bulky or complicated for commercial practicability.

The present invention has for its general object the provision of a sweat band unit comprising, in whole or in part, a folded sweat-proof member adapted to be secured to the hat by stitching which penetrates only one side of the fold, the stitching being shielded from contact with the head by the other or intervening side of the fold.

Another object of the invention is to provide an integral strip of sweat-proof material, with abeaddefining the line of fold and functioning as a reed, or in modified form, constituting a channel for a reed, the strip on one side of the fold being adapted to be stitched to the hat body, while on the other side of the fold, the strip itself may constitute the said band, or a sweat band may be cementitiously afiixed thereto.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a replaceable sweat band unit as above described, having the side of the fold which goes next to the hat spread with a layer of cement or otherwise made tacky so that it can be temporarily pasted in correct position in a hat preparatory to stitching it in, facilitating the latter operation which is ordinarily quite difiicult to perform outside of a factory, and the cemented surface of the fold being protected by a strip of non-adhesive sheet material stuck to the cement.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the following description of preferred and practical embodiments thereof proceeds.

In the drawing which accompanies and forms a part of the following specification and throughout the several figures of which the same characters of reference have been employed to designate identical parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing in section a hat structure embodying the principles of the present invention;

Figure 2 is the fiat strip constituting the moisture-proof sweat band unit;

Figure 3 is a similar View to that shown in Fig. 1 illustrating a modified form of the invention in which the sweat band is a separate member unitarily attached to the intervening sweatproof member;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the unfolded strip, showing the molded bead and channel for receiving the reed;

Figure 5 is a perspective view partly in section of a hat construction employing the strip unit shown in Figure 4.; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a replaceable sweat band unit illustrating the adhesive side of the fold which contacts the body of the hat and the protecting strip which is removed prior to use.

Referring now in detail to the several figures and first adverting to that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the numeral I represents a hat body which may be of felt, straw or other suitable material. The sweat band unit is constituted by a strip 2 of moistureproof material which may be rubber or rubberized fabric or its equivalent and is preferably moulded with an integral bead 3 determining the line of fold and constituting the equivalent of a reed in the base of the brim as indicated in Figure l.

The bead 3 defines the sides 4 and 5 of the strip when folded. The side d is designed to be stitched to the hat body as indicated at 6 in Figure 1, the stitches penetrating to the inner face of the side 4. After the strip 2 has been stitched into the hat it is folded along the bead 3, the side 5 being then folded into the hat and constituting the sweat band. It is obvious that the side 5 intervenes between the stitching 6 and the head so that no perspiration can come in contact with the stitching and consequently, the stitching is robbed of the wick-like function. The bead 3 prevents contact of the brim I with the head and the bead being relatively stiff, it is not necessary to stitch it to the brim. Therefore, the risk of sweat being absorbed by stitching at this point and carried to the hat body is avoided.

In that form of the invention shown in Figure 3 the sweat-proof strip 2 is similar to that shown in Figure 2, but in this instance the side 5 does not act directly as a sweat band, but supports a separate sweat band 8 which may be secured thereto by cement or in any other suitable manner.

Figures 4 and 5 show a further modification of the invention in which a strip 9 of sweatproof material is molded with a hollow bead llJ forming a channel H. A separate sweat band which may be of leather or any other suitable material is adhesively secured to the strip 9 on one side of the bead Hi. When the strip 9 is folded as shown in Figure 5 and stitched through one side only of the fold to the hat body, a sweat-proof layer intervenes between the stitching and the sweat band [2, precluding the possibility of sweat leakage to the body of the hat. The channel ll forms a. seat for the reed l3 which extends circumferentially of the hat.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figure 6, the sweat band unit is composed of a molded unit consisting of the inner and outer strips l4 and ll of sweat-proof material which may or may not have a separate sweat band l5 affixed to its inner face. The strips are preferably molded with a head uniting their adjacent edges at the bottom. The outer side or flap of the sweat band unit is coated with a layer [1 of adhesive and covered with a protective strip [8 of any suitable material. This form of sweat band construction is particularly designed as a replacement, easily applied by those not having factory facilities.

It is known to be an extremely diiiicult job to stitch a sweat band in a hat in correct position at first instance. By the present invention, in order to make the replacement, it is merely necessary to cut the stitching which holds the old band in place and discard the latter, then to select the correct size of replacement unit, draw the protective strip [8 off from the adhesive layer l1 and to apply the band to the inside of the hat, pressing the adhesive side of the unit against the inside of the hat. It is thus made extremely easy to locate the band correctly in the hat. As soon as the replacement unit has been cemented into the hat, it is unfolded and the hat run through a sewing ma chine so as to stitch the adhesive side of the fold to the body of the hat.

While I have in the above description disclosed what I believe to be desirable and practical forms of the invention, it will be understood that the specific details of construction as described and illustrated are merely exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. Non-pervious sweat band construction for hats comprising in combination, a molded strip of sweat-proof material having inner and outer flaps lying side by side and an integral bead, solid in cross section, from which said flaps emanate, the inner flap being wider than the outer flap, and a sweat leather cemented to the inner side of said inner flap, the outer flap being securable to a hat.

2. Non-pervious sweat band construction for hats comprising in combination a molded strip of sweat-proof material having inner and outer flaps lying side by side, an integral bead, solid in cross section, from which said flaps emanate, the inner flap being wider than the outer flap, and a sweat leather cemented to the inner side of said inner flap, the outer face of said outer flap being coated with cement, for applying it to a hat.

3. Non-pervious sweat band construction for hats comprising in combination a molded strip of sweat-proof material having inner and outer flaps lying side by side, an integral bead from which said flaps emanate, the inner flap being wider than the outer flap, and a sweat leather cemented to the inner side of said inner flap, the outer face of said outer flap being coated with cement, for applying it to a hat, and a removable protective strip adhesively applied to the cement coating.

4. Non-pervious sweat band construction for hats comprising in combination a strip of sweatproof material formed with a homogeneous bead of solid cross section and greater thickness than the thickness of the strip, with inner and outer integral flaps emanating therefrom in side by side relation, and a sweat leather cemented to one flap, the other being securable to a hat.

ARTHUR C. CASON. 

